Jets Should Have Mark Sanchez Go Back to Dustin Keller
by John B on Oct 14, 2010 8:26 PM EDT
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PrintDavid asked today whether the Jets have too many options. I don't think so. I don't think there's any such thing as too many weapons. Having this much talent is a good thing. It prevents a defense from keying on one particular thing. A defense can always take away one thing a team does best, but doing this opens up other areas. All of the other areas the Jets have are really, really good.
I do think the Jets might want to make Dustin Kelller the primary target this week. It worked very well for the team in Week 2 through 4 when Dustin put up 5 touchdown receptions.
Denver has a starting linebacker and a starting safety out this week, Robert Ayers and Brian Dawkins respectively. Dawkins in particular is still playing at a high level. In addition, guys they use in coverage in subpackages, safety Wesley Woodyard and linebacker Darcel McBath will be out injured.
This also would simplify things for Sanchez. Keller became something of a security blanket for him during his three week tear, which happened to take place while Keller was having big games. Give him this as a primary read so he does not have to decide which fantastic weapon to use.
Sanchez was looking to force it deep too frequently in the game against Minnesota. While sometimes his read was accurate and he just missed, his first look should be underneath. Hitting those passes will force the defense to respond and open things up deep.
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Sanchez was looking to force it deep too frequently in the game against Minnesota.
Completely so, especially in the first half (2 deep throws in the second). These were the throws called “deep” by the ESPN play-by-play:
1st and 10 at NYJ 21M.Sanchez pass deep middle to B.Edwards to MIN 48 for 31 yards
1st and 10 at MIN 28M.Sanchez pass incomplete deep right to B.Edwards.
2nd and 5 at MIN 44M.Sanchez pass incomplete deep left to S.Holmes.
3rd and 5 at MIN 44M.Sanchez pass incomplete deep left to B.Edwards.
2nd and 15 at NYJ 22M.Sanchez pass incomplete deep right to S.Holmes.
3rd and 15 at NYJ 22M.Sanchez pass incomplete short middle to L.Tomlinson.
1st and 10 at NYJ 45(Shotgun) M.Sanchez pass deep middle to S.Holmes to MIN 36 for 19 yards.
There were some drops there, but Sanchez also doesn’t throw a great deep ball yet (despite a good arm). Clearly Schotty had determined at least in the first half that the Vikes were going to be weak on the deep ball, perhaps influenced by the success against the Jets on deep throws. But 7 deep throws in the first half are more than a bit much.
By my count, these were the 5 throws to Keller:
2nd Q
3rd and 7 at MIN 44 (Shotgun) M.Sanchez pass short right to D.Keller to MIN 36 for 8 yards
3rd and 4 at MIN 4 (Shotgun) M.Sanchez pass incomplete short right to D.Keller.
3rd Q
3rd and 3 at MIN 16 M.Sanchez pass incomplete short right to D.Keller
4th Q
1st and 10 at NYJ 33 M.Sanchez pass short right to D.Keller to NYJ 39 for 6 yards.
3rd and 4 at NYJ 39 M.Sanchez pass incomplete short middle to D.Keller.
I don’t like Keller as a security blanket, but I do think that when Keller is being hit it changes the game.
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3rd and 15 at NYJ 22M.Sanchez pass incomplete short middle to L.Tomlinson.
This pass did not belong in that list, transcription error.
This, by my recount, is the list of long passes in the first half:
1st and 10 at NYJ 21M.Sanchez pass deep middle to B.Edwards to MIN 48 for 31 yards
1st and 10 at MIN 28M.Sanchez pass incomplete deep right to B.Edwards.
2nd and 5 at MIN 44M.Sanchez pass incomplete deep left to S.Holmes.
3rd and 5 at MIN 44M.Sanchez pass incomplete deep left to B.Edwards.
2nd and 15 at NYJ 22M.Sanchez pass incomplete deep right to S.Holmes.
1st and 10 at NYJ 45(Shotgun) M.Sanchez pass deep middle to S.Holmes to MIN 36 for 19 yards (C.Griffin).
2nd and 12 at MIN 38M.Sanchez pass incomplete deep right to S.Holmes.
Almost all 7 early down throws.
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by kv on Oct 14, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Once Sanchez gets a little more experience....
he’ll appreciate the options he has for receivers. Keller has an off day, Braylon picks it up. Holmes is just getting started, and Jerricho is still a reliable receiver. Tomlinson is solid coming out of the backfield as another option.
The last couple of years was mainly Keller. Look at the options. Too bad Don Maynard is 75.
I agree.
Keller should be the first look.
Darrelle Revis once won a game of Connect Four in three moves.
Maybe someone who pays better attention to the game then I was (or notices a lot of the smaller things I miss) can answer this,
Aren’t teams locking down on Keller now?
Look at his game log, going into the Vikings game he had 5 TD receptions, including back to back 2 TD reception games. And even after having only two receptions against the Vikings he still leads the team with 21 receptions.
Edwards has weaknesses (stonehands anyone?) and Holmes is just returning from suspension. It’s not hard to believe that maybe Keller was in tight coverage by the Vikings to force him out of his comfort zone.
Of course I could be completely wrong.
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Stone hands, but stone hands covered with glue. Balls strangely either bounce off, or stick like crazy.
As for Keller and coverage, I don’t remember many Keller check offs. Most of these long passes seemed to be play design calls. I don’t really remember Sanchez ever moving from a short pass to a long pass in progression. Could be wrong though.
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Unfair
to Braylon. This Stone Hands thing is old. Braylon played in 3 preseason games and 5 regular season games so far with the only drop I remember being the one from last week – in a near monsoon. Whatever was happening in cleveland more or less stayed there and in 2010 he got all his confidence back and looks great. Holmes has more drops than braylon in 2010 and he only played in 1 regular season game!
Not trying to make excuses for the guy, but I’d still throw to him on 4th and 5 with the game on the line. He is clutch and his hands are better than you’ll admit.
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I like Edwards, I’m just saying I think it’s possible to key in on Keller and go man on Edwards.
I was a bit wrong though, as I thought Edwards had less receptions on the year then he does. Still though, if you want to ruin Sanchez’s flow or safety net, it would seem that Keller would be the more obvious target.
I think by now it’s obvious that any problems with the Browns were due to Derek Anderson (as this season should be his last appearance in the NFL) and not Edwards.
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Holmes
looks great, tons of potential, but isnt on the same page with Sanchez. You can tell that Mark didnt really know how much to lead Holmes on some of his post routes. I think if you are picking a #1 WR its gotta be Braylon for the height (mismatch), or Cotchery on 3rd down with his crisp routes.
Give Holmes a few weeks of practice and game time with Sanchez and I’d be happy to revise the list.
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again, it's hard to judge
the passing attack when more then half the came was played in a torrential downpour.
Yea I think that was a big factor...
it’s not like anyone else looked like they were on the same page as Sanchez that game either.
IMHO, Holmes is leaps and bounds ahead as the best receiver in the group, and needs to be the focus if the match up is there.
I just can't fathom too many options ever being a problem
I think our receiver set should give Keller more than a few chances to be wide open.
Go back to Keller?
Are you saying Keller was open and Sanchez was bypassing him to throw into double coverage to try to get the ball to Holmes? Throw the ball to who is open. The Jets shouldn’t “have” Sanchez do anything. I think he has earned the right to throw the ball where he wants so far this season, telling him he needs to throw the ball to Keller just seems dumb. Let him make his reads and make the right play as he has done all season so far.
I personally thought he was forcing the ball to Holmes a few times
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I don't at all.
Holmes was targeted 9 times, less then Braylon Edwards. I don’t remember any of those times thinking, “stupid throw”. Maybe they didn’t connect but that doesn’t mean the ball was forced. Which play did you think he forced a ball to Holmes?
In the first half he threw deep to Edwards three times, and deep to Holmes four times. These were not “he’s open” throws, these are throws designed to take advantage of one on one coverage, and are largely just called throws. I don’t think they are bad throws, but its just too much, especially when it isn’t clicking for some reason.
I believe in these receivers, but I’m not sure that I believe in Sanchez as a deep thrower yet.
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by kv on Oct 15, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Sanchez was looking to force it deep too frequently in the game against Minnesota. While sometimes his read was accurate and he just missed, his first look should be underneath. Hitting those passes will force the defense to respond and open things up deep.
Do you guys even remember week one? We all bitched and moaned about Sanchez not looking deep ever, checking everything down, now we are telling him his first read should be underneath? With all due respect, the hell to “looking underneath”. If that’s what the play dictates, then fine, but we have Santonio Holmes and Braylon Edwards on this roster, and most games aren’t going to be played in a monsoon. If one of those guys is running deep and they are single covered, you throw them the ball….. every. Single. Time.
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Keller will get his this week—sanchez is getting very good at the “medium deep route”…the route that Pennington could not throw…he’s getting the ball down field in that 20-25yard range to Keller, Cotch, and Braylon with a high completion percentage.
Watch for Santonio and Sanchize to have worked out there chemistry issues…Santonio may take one of those quick slants or bubble screens to the house this week—it’s in him and it’s pent up…..
I also agreee with Dookie—air it out Mark—and you will open the stuff underneath-even when those deep throws fail they are productive.
Rules?
He gets far too much credit for what he was, a nice QB, who played above his ability, certainly, a winner in the right system when he was healthy, absolutely, but thats about it, why do so many insist on story booking his time here.
Get the ball to Keller! He’s going to start on my fantasy team this week. Please get the ball to Keller! lol.
I agree however that I think Keller is Marks “security blanket”. It was funny last Monday in almost back to back plays the commentators called LDT and Keller his “security blanket” and i thought to myself… the whole damn team is his security blanket. We’ll get a better idea of how Holmes will work into the mix this week I think but they really ought to focus on the run.
I think Keller and Edwards will be blocking more than running deeper routes.
I think Jim Leonhard should be in the next Nike "Boom" Commercial or at least the next time he makes one of those tackles he needs to jump up with a can of Kool-Aid and shout "Oh yeah".
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